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Beautiful, Julie! We don't have snapping turtles over here, but I've spent a great deal of time on canals, and your poem has brought back all sorts of happy memories. Thank you!

I'm so behind on my Substack reading - we've been away. Lovely to have some time this afternoon to catch up on gorgeous posts like this one. 😊

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Thank you so much Rebecca and I'm happy it brought up some happy memories for you. :) I hope you had some fun when you were away. Enjoy your day.

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I liked this one!!! Gives me memories!!

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Hi Faith, I'm so glad it resonated and brought up some memories for you. :)

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And apologies as I call you Julia, Julie and Jules. I will try and stick with Julia....

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LOL! Julie or Jules is great. :) though I always liked the name Julia.

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Yes we will be visiting Children and Grandchildren in Vermont for the next 10 days. Soo excited…

Just listened to a song by Gary Malkin on SoundCloud called “Do you remember who you are?” Heart opening. Poignant… simply beautifully true…

Enjoy your weekend Julia….!

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Wonderful! Safe travels and enjoy. :) I will check out the song too. Thank you.

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Thank you...and Vermont is just a cool bonus as it’s not really a State but rather a “State of Mind.”....

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Lovely Haiku Jules

You celebrate nature like

Mary Oliver...

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What a clever Haiku!! :) And a wonderful thing to say— Mary Oliver is one of my favorite poets. Have a great weekend, will you get to see your grandchildren?

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